| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Braxton (fresh) SF - Terry Carpenter (fresh) PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Darrell Robinson (fresh) SG - Cecil Greene (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harvey Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Noble (fresh) 3 reb. C - Corey Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter inbounds the ball | 27-20 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski banks in the layup | 29-20 |
| 19:33 | UMBC | Frank Bates blocks the short jumper by Corey Jackson | 29-20 |
| 19:32 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 29-20 |
| 19:13 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Carpenter | 31-20 |
| 19:09 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Greene | 31-22 |
| 18:57 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Dodson | 33-22 |
| 18:34 | UMBC | A charge is called on Harvey Johnson - foul #1 on Harvey Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| 18:19 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 33-22 |
| 18:17 | UMBC | Eric Noble gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:00 | UMBC | Cecil Greene is called for 5 seconds | 33-22 |
| 17:41 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Eric Noble - foul #1 on Eric Noble, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| 17:41 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 17:41 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 17:21 | UMBC | Cecil Greene is fouled on the floor by Dennis Braxton - foul #3 on Dennis Braxton, team foul #1 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG) Dennis Braxton | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Eric Noble blows the layup but he's fouled by Frank Bates - foul #2 on Frank Bates, team foul #2 | 35-22 |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Eric Noble misses the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 16:56 | UMBC | Eric Noble makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 16:47 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 16:46 | UMBC | Eric Noble gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| 16:42 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-23 |
| 16:41 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 16:12 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry is hacked by Darrell Robinson - foul #2 on Darrell Robinson, team foul #3 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward White (SF), Thomas Ary (PF) Terry Carpenter, Ronald Jezewski | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Hudgens (SG), Danny Kulakowski (SF), Charles Marinez (PF) Cecil Greene, Harvey Johnson, Eric Noble | |
| 15:59 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-23 |
| 15:58 | UMBC | Corey Jackson gets the rebound | 35-23 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Craig Lansberry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Ary (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Darrell Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hudgens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Danny Kulakowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Marinez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Corey Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-23 |
| 15:39 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Frank Bates | 35-23 |
| 15:17 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-23 |
| 15:16 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates can't tip it in | 35-23 |
| 15:14 | UMBC | Corey Jackson snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 14:58 | UMBC | Charles Marinez misses the floater from the right side | 35-23 |
| 14:56 | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski can't tip it in | 35-23 |
| 14:54 | Cal State Northridge | Edward White grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 14:38 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Danny Kulakowski - foul #2 on Danny Kulakowski, team foul #4 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton (SG), Terry Carpenter (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF) Christopher Dodson, Edward White, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | UMBC | Cecil Greene (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF), Eric Noble (PF) Darrell Robinson, Danny Kulakowski, Corey Jackson | |
| 14:38 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 14:38 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 14:24 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-26 |
| 14:09 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Bardwell (PG) Craig Lansberry | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 13:50 | UMBC | Robert Hudgens misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 13:48 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Noble - foul #2 on Eric Noble, team foul #5 | 36-26 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary makes the 1st free throw | 37-26 |
| 13:42 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 13:32 | UMBC | Robert Hudgens is hacked by Thomas Ary - foul #1 on Thomas Ary, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG) Kenneth Bardwell | |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrell Robinson (PG) Robert Hudgens | |
| 13:12 | UMBC | Cecil Greene drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Johnson | 38-28 |
| 12:53 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 38-28 |
| 12:52 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Charles Marinez | 38-28 |
| 12:36 | UMBC | Cecil Greene misses the 3 from straight away | 38-28 |
| 12:34 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 12:22 | Cal State Northridge | The jump hook by Thomas Ary is blocked by Eric Noble | 38-28 |
| 12:20 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson tips it home | 40-28 |
| 11:57 | UMBC | Cecil Greene misses the floater from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 11:55 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Ary grabs the board | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Braxton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Terry Carpenter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Ary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Darrell Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cecil Greene (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harvey Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Noble (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Marinez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Harvey Johnson - foul #2 on Harvey Johnson, team foul #6 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG), Noel Parker (PF), Frank Bates (C) Dennis Braxton, Ronald Jezewski, Thomas Ary | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Hudgens (SF), Danny Kulakowski (PF), Corey Jackson (C) Harvey Johnson, Eric Noble, Charles Marinez | |
| 11:41 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 11:41 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 11:41 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Danny Kulakowski | 41-28 |
| 11:27 | UMBC | Robert Hudgens clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-28 |
| 11:25 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry grabs the board | 41-28 |
| 11:20 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson clanks a jump hook near the basket | 41-28 |
| 11:18 | UMBC | Corey Jackson snags the defensive board | 41-28 |
| 10:52 | UMBC | Corey Jackson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Danny Kulakowski | 41-31 |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-31 |
| 10:30 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry snags the offensive board | 41-31 |
| 10:16 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 09:56 | UMBC | Corey Jackson hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Cecil Greene | 44-33 |
| 09:44 | Cal State Northridge | Danny Kulakowski takes the ball from Noel Parker | 44-33 |
| 09:17 | UMBC | Robert Hudgens connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Cecil Greene | 44-35 |
| 08:53 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Hudgens - foul #1 on Robert Hudgens, team foul #7 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton (SG), Edward White (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF) Christopher Dodson, Terry Carpenter, Noel Parker | |
| Subs | UMBC | Harvey Johnson (SF), Eric Noble (PF) Darrell Robinson, Cecil Greene | |
| 08:53 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 08:53 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 08:39 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 08:17 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski double dribbles | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Bardwell (PG) Craig Lansberry | |
| Subs | UMBC | Ramiro Acosta (PG) Robert Hudgens | |
| 08:02 | UMBC | Eric Noble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Rafael Erbe (SG) Danny Kulakowski | |
| 07:48 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Jezewski | 47-38 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Kenneth Bardwell (fresh) SG - Dennis Braxton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Edward White (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Jezewski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Ramiro Acosta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rafael Erbe (fresh) SF - Harvey Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Noble (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:32 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson drills a runner from close range | 47-40 |
| 07:10 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-40 |
| 07:09 | UMBC | Rafael Erbe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:50 | UMBC | Corey Jackson can't connect on a floater from close range | 47-40 |
| 06:49 | UMBC | Corey Jackson misses the tip | 47-40 |
| 06:48 | Cal State Northridge | Kenneth Bardwell grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:19 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton is fouled on the floor by Rafael Erbe - foul #1 on Rafael Erbe, team foul #8 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson (PG), Thomas Ary (C) Kenneth Bardwell, Frank Bates | |
| Subs | UMBC | Darrell Robinson (PG), Cecil Greene (SG), Charles Marinez (C) Ramiro Acosta, Rafael Erbe, Corey Jackson | |
| 06:19 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 06:19 | UMBC | Eric Noble pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| 06:01 | UMBC | A charge is called on Harvey Johnson - foul #3 on Harvey Johnson, team foul #9 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (SG), Terry Carpenter (SF) Dennis Braxton, Edward White | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 05:50 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | UMBC | Guadalupe Gonzalez (C) Eric Noble | |
| 05:26 | UMBC | Guadalupe Gonzalez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-40 |
| 05:25 | UMBC | Cecil Greene hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 05:17 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski buries a shot from the right block | 49-42 |
| 04:59 | UMBC | Cecil Greene hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Marinez | 49-44 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Harvey Johnson - foul #4 on Harvey Johnson, team foul #10 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton (SG), Frank Bates (C) Craig Lansberry, Ronald Jezewski | |
| Subs | UMBC | Robert Hudgens (SF), Eric Noble (PF), Corey Jackson (C) Harvey Johnson, Charles Marinez, Guadalupe Gonzalez | |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:33 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:15 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Frank Bates - foul #3 on Frank Bates, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| 04:15 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:15 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:00 | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter loses the dribble to Corey Jackson | 50-45 |
| 03:43 | UMBC | Corey Jackson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 50-45 |
| 03:41 | UMBC | Eric Noble snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Christopher Dodson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dennis Braxton (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Terry Carpenter (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Ary (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Bates (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMBC | PG - Darrell Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Cecil Greene (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hudgens (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Noble (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Corey Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UMBC | Cecil Greene comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 03:20 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 03:01 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson is hacked by Robert Hudgens - foul #2 on Robert Hudgens, team foul #11 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward White (SF), Ronald Jezewski (PF) Terry Carpenter, Thomas Ary | |
| Subs | UMBC | Danny Kulakowski (SF) Cecil Greene | |
| 03:01 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:01 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:01 | UMBC | Corey Jackson snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 02:56 | UMBC | UMBC calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Terry Carpenter (SF) Edward White | |
| Subs | UMBC | Cecil Greene (SG), Harvey Johnson (SF) Robert Hudgens, Danny Kulakowski | |
| 02:41 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson can't finish the layup | 50-45 |
| 02:40 | UMBC | The offensive rebound goes to Harvey Johnson | 50-45 |
| 02:34 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson hits a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Jezewski - foul #2 on Ronald Jezewski, team foul #5 | 50-47 |
| 02:34 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 02:17 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dennis Braxton | 52-48 |
| 01:57 | UMBC | The pull-up jumper by Harvey Johnson is blocked by Ronald Jezewski | 52-48 |
| 01:55 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Jezewski pulls down the rebound | 52-48 |
| 01:40 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-48 |
| 01:39 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 01:37 | UMBC | The rebound goes to Eric Noble | 52-48 |
| 01:14 | UMBC | Eric Noble comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 01:13 | Cal State Northridge | Christopher Dodson snags the defensive board | 52-48 |
| 01:00 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Frank Bates | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | UMBC | Dennis Braxton picks off the pass by Cecil Greene | 55-48 |
| 00:39 | Cal State Northridge | Dennis Braxton can't finish the layup | 55-48 |
| 00:37 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Cecil Greene is called for the reach on Frank Bates - foul #3 on Cecil Greene, team foul #12 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry (PG) Christopher Dodson | |
| Subs | UMBC | | |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:35 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | UMBC | Harvey Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 00:28 | UMBC | Corey Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 00:26 | UMBC | Darrell Robinson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 00:24 | UMBC | Eric Noble gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 00:21 | UMBC | Eric Noble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Cal State Northridge | Cecil Greene is called for the reach on Frank Bates in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Greene, team foul #13 | 57-48 |
| 00:20 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:20 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Bates makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:16 | UMBC | Dennis Braxton picks off the pass by Cecil Greene | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UMBC | UMBC is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Craig Lansberry runs out the clock | 59-48 |